Originally posted by chilled monkey
Beg your pardon but not so. As Jensaarai1 pointed out, in Plo's duel with Asajj he masterfully controlled the fight by keeping her occupied and stopping her from reinforcing her troops while his took control of the facility.Yes that was not a purely 1v1 scenario but the point is that Plo was able to not only hold his own but stay focused on the big picture and use the duel as a tool to achieve the real purpose. Would Anakin have done the same thing in his boots? Heck no, he'd have focused entirely on beating Asajj.
Anakin did that in the TCW movie with Dooku... years before his prime... against an opponent much better than Ventress. To distract Dooku while Ahsoka got Jabba's son back to his palace.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
Put simply anyone who has the kind of ingenuity Plo displayed will be much better at controlling the fight and at manipulating the opponent. Luring the enemy to locations of their choosing, using their surroundings etc. rather than just trying to beat them down.[/u]
Anakin did use his surroundings to his advantage on Naboo in his duel against Dooku.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
Not really. Savage didn't "overpower" him, just yanked his breath mask off while he was distracted.
So you expect us to believe Plo Koon's tactics will usually grant him the edge over a much more skilled and powerful duelist... when Plo allowed himself to get distracted and thereby lost to the forcecast proclaimed "tactless brute with no tactical sensibilities" Savage Opress despite having aid from several clone troopers?